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Internet solutions and Web site developer NEMAS has launched a new business unit and product called GOLQ (Get On-Line Quick). The product is designed to assist in accelerating the rate at which small- and medium-businesses (SMEs) develop a presence on the Internet.

EDS has begun its move into the SME market with a newly launched suite of prepackage e-business services.

Intrepid has been saying for five years that this is the year for telephony and finally, "this year" has arrived.

Antivirus software vendors warned yesterday that yet another variant of the Melissa computer virus is making the rounds. Dubbed "Killer Resume", the virus surfaced yesterday morning and has already shown up at 10 large US businesses, according to antivirus software vendor McAfee.com.

Toshiba's Electronic Imaging Division (EID) will restructure its distribution strategy, appointing Adelaide-based Copyworld to distribute its range of photocopiers, printers and fax machines in the Perth marketplace.

Internet service provider Eisa has quietly closed down its computer retail initiative, Shop.com.au, "indefinitely".

Troubled Canadian applications vendor and Linux distributor Corel received both good and bad news last week. The company announced some much-needed extra financing, but also the resignations of two senior executives.

Australian SME distributor MUA and Hewlett-Packard have announced a money-back satisfaction guarantee on integrated servers.

While many online retailing companies are yet to post a profit, Sydney-based E-Store claims it has a simple business model that seems to work -- revenues should exceed expenses.

Cabletron Systems has announced it is selling its Digital Network Products Group (DNPG), which sells networking solutions under the DIGITAL brand name, to Gores Technology Group (GTG).

Ingram Micro Australia will offer a select range of Quantum ATL backup storage devices from today, following a distribution agreement signed recently with the Quantum subsidiary.

Despite its recent share price dip, Melbourne IT has unveiled plans for the coming year which include expanding its domain name business, developing e-commerce tools and setting up more incubators.

US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's interest yesterday in a recommendation to split Microsoft into three companies instead of two as previously suggested by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has surprised industry experts and legal scholars. The observers said the Judge seems determined to make sure the software giant does not continue as one entity.

Harvey Norman has suggested it may re-enter the subsidised PC market at a time when PC bundles are back on the mass-market agenda.

Veritas Software this week is expected to extend its storage management features to users of Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers.

You think instant messaging is popular now? Just wait: the technology may appear in everything from mobile phones and word processors to washing machines.

Small-to-medium resellers and integrators will play a key role in a new Cisco-led initiative to educate small-to-medium business on the benefits of adopting the internet.

US-based research and consulting company Ovum has warned channel companies wanting to play in the WAP space that the window of opportunity to get onboard is limited in both size and duration.

IBM on Monday will unveil the first processors designed to its SOI (Silicon-on-Insulator) technology. Announced in late 1998, SOI is a technique that insulates the wiring of IBM's copper processors.

NetStar Networks has announced it has been appointed as the first partner in Australia of information protection and control software vendor, Authentica.